The kinsman-redeemer is a male relative who, according to various laws of the Pentateuch*, had the privilege or responsibility to act on behalf of a relative who was in trouble, danger, or need.
For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth...
Job 19:25 KJV
Still, I know that God lives—the One who gives me back my life—and eventually he’ll take his stand on earth.
Job 19:25 MSG
* the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy)
Psalm 22:27-28: “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he ruleth among the nations.”
2 comments:
That he does. In our hearts if nowhere else!
Amen.
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